The Two-Year-Old is in Charge

Is putting a two-year-old in charge a good idea? We've all heard the stories...

Posted by hellobabs
On November 22, 2021
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The Final in the Trilogy

An outdoor fall senior session delivers on a finale to end to this family's trilogy series.

Posted by hellobabs
On October 30, 2021
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Fall Family Fun

I brought a surprise to this fun family fall session that brought squeals of delight!

Posted by hellobabs
On October 29, 2021
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With Expectation

Most people are familiar with the account of Jesus calming the storm after being asleep in the boat (Mark 4:35-41). After days of teaching with crowds following Jesus wherever he went, Jesus told his disciples, “Let’s go to the other side” (verse 35). Jesus was teaching on the shore of a lake, so boats were […]

Posted by hellobabs
On May 27, 2021
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The Flavor of God

I’m going through Hebrews twice, on purpose, to see more clearly how the whole of the book connects. I found my mind and eyes wandering this morning, though, eventually landing on a wall in my kitchen thinking about décor. I have a wooden sign with a verse from Psalms inscribed on it: Taste and see […]

Posted by hellobabs
On January 2, 2021
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They Got What it Takes

As a photographer and graphic designer, I like to design things – to find things that go well together and make them outstanding. Even around my house I find myself going around to see what I already have and how I can find a better place for it. Every once in a while, I do […]

Posted by hellobabs
On October 23, 2020
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Class of COVID19

Class of COVID19... I mean Class of 2021... Here we go!!!!!

Posted by hellobabs
On September 11, 2020
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Green Eyes and Gifts

It was second grade. We were in the middle of a themed week in school. Monday was something like “Funny Hat Day”, Tuesday was “Opposite Day”, and so on. In the middle of day, some mildly motivated voice would come over the public announcement system requesting everyone that had complied with the theme of the […]

Posted by hellobabs
On March 17, 2020
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When God Calls the Heart

Sometimes our hearts are called to do something big – big enough for the heart to palpitate between the giddiness that comes with dreaming of all the possibilities and the anxiety that comes with the sheer reality of it all. I was reading in Ezra this morning about the exiled Israelites that were finally given […]

Posted by hellobabs
On February 26, 2020
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Tis the Season!

What better time of the year to have a maternity session than during the season all about the most famous pregnancy of all?! And what better place to have the maternity session than in a greenhouse nursery! After all, it is the time when you’re preparing for the baby and getting things ready in the… […]

Posted by hellobabs
On December 24, 2019
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Christmas Ideas from Around the World

Thanksgiving weekend tends to be the kick-off for Christmas traditions. This year we were in Grand Rapids, MI at my sister’s house, so we got to enjoy the Christmas tradition at Meijer Gardens – Christmas and Holiday Traditions from Around the World. Having worked on a very international team when we lived overseas, I, of […]

Posted by hellobabs
On December 10, 2019
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3 Pro Tips for Thanksgiving Photos

It’s the week of Thanksgiving!!!! Since you’ll be gathered already and have smart phones with fancy-shmancy portrait modes, I thought I’d throw out a few pro tips to make the most of the family photos that will inevitably take place this week. Then you can post your photos with pride and not find yourself wishing […]